GUNS THEY FOUND, TWO WERE REPORTED STOLEN THROUGH HPD. ONLY ON 2, A WARNING FOR EVERYBODY THE NEXT TIME YOU DINE OUT. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU BITE DOWN ON. BECAUSE ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE ATE PIECE OF GLASS AT AN OLIVE GARDEN, CUTTING HER MOUTH AND CAUSING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. PHILLIP MENA SPOKE WITH HER AND HE'S JOINING US LIVE WITH THE STORY. Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE WAS FORCED TO RUSH HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER A PIECE OF GLASS SOMEHOW GOT INTO HER SALAD. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GLASS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A BONE FROM A CHICKEN OR SOMETHING. I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. Reporter: NOW SHE SAYS SHE WAS EAT AGO SALAD AT THIS OLIVE GARDEN IN HUMBLE WHEN -- WILL HAVE, I FEEL LIKE THIS SHARP PAIN IN MY CHEEK. Reporter: THE MOTHER AND FULL TIME STUDENT SAYS SHE SPIT OUT A SHARD OF GLASS, ABOUT THREE INCHES LONG. SHE SAYS THE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS FROM HER BROKEN PLATE AND APOLOGIZED. IT DID CAUSE SOME BLEEDING. IT TOOK LONGER. IT TOOK LONGER THAN A COUPLE DAYS TO HEAL. Reporter: INITIAL HOSPITAL TESTS DIDN'T SHOW ANY GLASS IN HER SYSTEM, JOHNSON BELIEVES SHE DID SWALLOW SOME. SHE SAYS SHE STILL IS IN PAIN AND HAS TROUBLE EATING. IT WAS LIFE THREATSENNING. IF I WOULD HAVE NOT CAUGHT IT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'D BE SITTING HERE NOW. Reporter: SHE'S OFFERING A A WARNING TO OTHERS AND A PLEA TO THE RESTAURANTS. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CHECK THE FOOD, MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING IN THE FOOD. 'CAUSE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON TOP OF THAT TO AVOID SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. Reporter: IN RESPONSE, OLIVE GARDEN SAID WE TAKE OUR GUESTS' SAFETY VERY SERIOUSLY, WHICH IS WHY WE FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM FOR OUR GUEST IN THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, SO WE'RE UNABLE TO COMMENT ANY FURTHER. MEANTIME, JOHNSON SAYS SHE STILL HAS PLENTY OF DOCTOR VISITS AHEAD OF HER TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THERE IS NOTHING DANGEROUS STILL IN HER SYSTEM. REPORTING LIVE IN KINGWOOD, PHILLIP MENA, KPRC "LOCAL 2". THANK YOU. THERE IS STILL DEBATE OVER WHO IS GOING TO BE FOOTING HER MEDICAL BILLS. SHE SAYS SHE HAS DECLINED A SETTLEMENT OFFER FROM OLIVE

HUMBLE, Texas -

A local mother is claiming she ate pieces of glass during lunch at an Olive Garden in Humble.

Nateasha Johnson said the shards were in her garden salad.

"At first I didn't think it was glass," Nateasha Johnson said. "I thought maybe it was a bone from a chicken or something. All of a sudden, I feel this sharp pain in my cheek."

Johnson, a mother and full-time student, said she swallowed a small piece before spitting out a shard of glass about three inches long.

"It did cause some bleeding," Johnson said while showing pictures of small cuts inside her cheek.

She said the manager on duty acknowledged the glass came from a broken plate and apologized.

Johnson rushed to the emergency room at Kingwood Medical Center, where she spent ten hours undergoing tests before being released.

Although initial hospital tests on April 24 did not show any glass in her system, Johnson believes she did swallow some.

She says she is still in pain and has trouble eating.

"It was life threatening," she said. "If I had not have caught it, I don't know if i'd be sitting here right now."

Now she is offering warning to others and a plea to the restaurant.

"Check the food," she warned. "Make sure there's nothing in the food because accidents do happen. You're supposed to be on top of that to avoid situations like this."

In response, Olive Garden released this statement:

"We take our guests' safety very seriously which is why we filed an insurance claim for our guest in this situation. However, this is an active investigation, so we are unable to comment any further."

Johnson says she still has a few more doctor visits ahead of her to make certain there is nothing dangerous in her system.

Meantime, there is still debate over who will be paying Johnson's medical bills.

She said she declined a settlement offer from the company and is now considering a lawsuit.

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